December 11, 2008
Businessmen Match Donors With Fast-Growth Charities
The concept is nothing new: Take top-performing charities with demonstrated results and give them the money they need to spread their successful programs throughout the country.
That idea was first championed by the many venture-philanthropy funds that sprang up during the Internet bubble, and the torch is carried today by a handful of grant makers like the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.
But the concept has not yet fulfilled its promise because it has historically been
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